Adrian Hall

Adrian Hall (December 3, 1927 – February 4, 2023) was an American theater director. His directing style was described as "bold" by the New York Times, and his work was considered part of the first and second generation of the regional theater movement of the 1960s and late 1980s. He was the founding Artistic Director of the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island from 1963 to 1986, and the Artistic Director of Dallas Theater Center in Dallas, Texas from 1983 to 1989. He is considered to have created major and divisive change within both institutions.

Two of Hall's productions at Trinity Repertory Company were featured on the PBS series, Great Performances.

Personal life and death Hall was born in Van, Texas, in 1927, and took an interest in theatre from an early age. After graduating high school early, he enrolled at East Texas State Teachers College (now Texas A&M University–Commerce) when he was sixteen, and graduated in 1949. He also spent six months during that time studying at the Pasadena Playhouse.